Coach Chuck Noll with the Steelers in July 1971. He coached the team from 1969-1991. (AP Photo)

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Chuck Noll

The Steelers, under head coach Chuck Noll, captured the first divisional title in 40 years by defeating the Chargers in 1972. (Harry Cabluck/AP)

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Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw

Chuck Noll and quarterback Terry Bradshaw in this 1975 photo. The duo won four Super Bowls. (AP Photo)

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NFL Draft 1975

Chuck Noll looks over the options of draft picks in this photo from 1975. (AP Photo)

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Super Bowl IX 1975

Under Chuck Noll, the Steelers won their first Super Bowl with a 16-6 win over the Vikings in 1975 in Super Bowl IX. Noll greets fans with the Super Bowl trophy in a celebration held for the team. (AP Photo)

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Super Bowl trophy 1976

The Steelers won back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 1976 after beating the Cowboys. (AP Photo)

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Chuck Noll

Steelers head coach Chuck Noll had some of the greatest receivers in NLF history on his team in John Stallworth (82) and Lynn Swann. (AP Photo)

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Chuck Noll Day

Chuck Noll and then-Pittsburgh Mayor Richard Caliguiri pose with the mayoral proclamation making Friday, Dec. 21,1979, "Chuck Noll Day" in Pittsburgh. The day was to honor Noll, who won his 100th game as the NFL coach Bills. (AP Photo)

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Super Bowl XIV trophy 1980

Chuck Noll shows off Super Bowl XIV trophy to a crowd of about 1,000 at the Pittsburgh airport on Jan. 21, 1980 after beating the Rams, 31-19. (AP Photo)

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Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw

Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw and coach Chuck Noll are both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo)

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Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993

The 1993 class of inductees pose with their busts in front of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 31, 1993, in Canton, Ohio. From left; Dan Fouts, Larry Little, Chuck Noll, Walter Payton and Bill Walsh. (Bruce Zake/AP)